Law keeps faith as his old side goes into battle

DENIS Law hopes his old club Huddersfield can earn a place back in England’s top flight with victory over Reading in the Sky Bet Championship play-off final – then stay there.

German coach David Wagner has led the Terriers to within touching distance of a return to the top flight for the first time since 1972.

Promotion to the Premier League is expected to net the winning club additional revenue of at least £170m, which would increase should they subsequently retain a place in England’s elite.

Former Scotland striker Law joined Huddersfield as a raw teenager in 1955 and went on to become the club’s youngest player when making his debut the following year, aged just 16 and 10 months, before moving on to Manchester City, Torino and then Manchester United.

Wagner’s side had topped the table early on before eventually finishing the Championship season in fifth, Newcastle United and Brighton claiming the two automatic promotion places.

But 77-year-old Law feels that if Huddersfield can get past the Royals tomorrow, then there is every reason to be optimistic for the challenges which would lie ahead.

“I followed Huddersfield over this particular campaign and they looked as if they would get promotion (automatically), then they had a bit of a bad spell before coming again,” Law said.

“In football, I don’t care who you are playing in whatever division, if you don’t battle, then you are going to get turned over – and we have seen that this last season in the Premier League.

“Huddersfield have not got the money to buy players, so the manager has done a fantastic job with the money they have got to get into this situation where one more win would bring them into the Premier League.

“If they get into the Premier League, then they could battle and would be able to stay up” Ex-Huddersfield star Denis Law